[patstrat47]

Hi

I put memory on my computer (1GB) after I installed it I get this message

ALERT! OS INSTALL MODE ENABLED. AMOUNT OF AVAILABLE MEMORY LIMITED TO 256MB STRIKE F1 KEY TO CONTINUE F2 TO RUN THE SET UP UTILITY

what does this mean?

OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3, v.3311 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name HOME-STRATTON
System Manufacturer Dell Computer Corporation
System Model Dell DE051
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 15 Model 4 Stepping 9 GenuineIntel ~2526 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date Dell Computer Corporation A01, 1/3/2006
SMBIOS Version 2.3
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.3311 (xpsp.080212-0005)"
User Name HOME-STRATTON\Owner
Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Total Physical Memory 1,280.00 MB
Available Physical Memory 43.33 MB
Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB
Page File Space 1,008.93 MB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys


Thanks!!!!!

[Frank4d]

Did you try pressing F2? Look for a setting in the Setup utility for OS install mode and set it to disabled, then save changes.

[patstrat47]

Originally Posted by Frank4d

Did you try pressing F2? Look for a setting in the Setup utility for OS install mode and set it to disabled, then save changes.

Yes I went to F2 and the memory slot said single...I thought i could change it to double (what was I thinking)

[patstrat47]

how do you change anything in setup?

[Frank4d]

How many sticks of RAM for the 1GB total, and what slot numbers are they plugged into?

[patstrat47]

I had 256mb and I added 1GB --- I put the new memory in the open slot next to the orginal one

[Frank4d]

The motherboard may not like that combination (depends on the notherboard and the RAM). Maybe try pulling out the 256MB and move the 1GB to where the 256MB was.

[patstrat47]

good grief..........all i wanted to do was make my computer perform better...........ok--all i thought i had to do was go into setup and change a few things..... but I will try when i get home tonight

thanks

[patstrat47]

Thanks Frank4d
Some one told me to take out the lesser memory...but before I tried it i did what you said to disable and save and guess what? that worked!!!

Thanks a lot!!!

OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3, v.3311 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name HOME-STRATTON
System Manufacturer Dell Computer Corporation
System Model Dell DE051
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 15 Model 4 Stepping 9 GenuineIntel ~2527 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date Dell Computer Corporation A01, 1/3/2006
SMBIOS Version 2.3
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.3311 (xpsp.080212-0005)"
User Name HOME-STRATTON\Owner
Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Total Physical Memory 1,280.00 MB
Available Physical Memory 839.16 MB ---BEFORE WAS 43.33MB
Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB---- STAYED THE SAME
Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB-- STAYED THE SAME
Page File Space 1.86 GB BEFORE WAS 1008.93MB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys
AND THE PAGES LOAD FASTER